Arthur McIntyre
Arthur John William McIntyre
Born: 14 May 1918, Kennington, London
Major Teams: Surrey, England.
Known As: Arthur McIntyre
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Leg Break
Other: Wicket-Keeper
Test Debut: England v West Indies at The Oval, 4th Test, 1950
Last Test: England v South Africa at Leeds, 4th Test, 1955
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1958
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 3 6 0 19 7 3.16 0 0 8 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1938 - 1963)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 390 567 79 11145 143* 22.83 7 51 639 156
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 287 4 180 4 45.00 1-10 0 0 71.7 3.76
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 0 - - - - - - - - -
Balls M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 0 - - - - - - - - -
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
A Surrey man through and through, born within sight of the Oval, Arthur
McIntyre was the Surrey wicket-keeper during perhaps their finest period,
the great team that won seven championships in the 1950s. Originally a
leg-break bowler (he was proud of his four first-class wickets) he was asked
to fill in as keeper in an emergency, and showed such aptitude for the task
that he soon became Surrey's first choice.
McIntyre debuted for Surrey just before the Second World War, and had the
misfortune to lose what might have been his best years in the early 1940s.
He was 28 when the war ended, and rapidly became established as a
wicket-keeper of the highest class. He was especially effective standing up
to Alec Bedser, making some spectacular stumpings as well as missing little
from the edge. His path to Test honours, however was blocked by Evans, and
he played for England just three times. In fact for his one Test against
Australia he was drafted into the side as an extra bat, Evans retaining the
gloves. In a bizarre Test played on an appalling wicket, he had little
chance to shine, particularly when he was called for an impossible fourth
run by Evans in the second innings.
If McIntyre were ever to replace Evans it would have needed to be on the
strength of his batting, and he was never able to impress, failing to reach
double figures in his three Tests (he was also unlucky in that England lost
all three by substantial margins). He was a more than useful bat for Surrey
with seven first-class centuries, and made 1000 runs in the English season
three times. When he retired he had an impressive 795 victims as a keeper,
and had seen Surrey go from strength to strength. He retained his
association with Surrey for a further twenty years as coach, finally
retiring in 1978, leaving an indelible impression on generations of
young Surrey players. (David Liverman, Copyright CricInfo 2001)
Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 16:41:13 GMT
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